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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say, at the Parish of Saint Botolph
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2d. day of January
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maketh
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Oath that she hath known the
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Catherine Levi about
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twenty Months that she was a Widow Dept. occupied the
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Room on the Ground floor in said house and the deced rented
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the two pair of Stairs Room over Dept. in said houseThat
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about four o'Clock on Tuesday Morning last Dept. being in the
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one pair of Stairs Room in said house sitting up with the person
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who lodged there & was will heard some body over head in the
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deceds Room groaning and Morning Dept. halloed & sayed
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Mrs. Levi what is the matter (supposing it to be the deced) & asked
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her if she wanted a Light the deced sayed yes Dept.
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took
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a Light & went up to the deceds Room pushed the Door open
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& went into a little place parted off in the Room wherein the
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deced slept the deced was lying in the Bed Dept. asked her
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what is the matter the deced sayed nothing Dept. asked her
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what made her make such a Noise the deced sayed it was
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not her & seemed to Laugh that she seemed in great agony
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& groaned very much that she looked very wild & stated very
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much & seemed very much surprised at seeing Dept. Dept.
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asked her if she would have a Bason of Tea The deced sayed
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"Tea" "Tea at this time of Night;" & looked wild then sayed yes
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I will Dept. went down & brought up a Bason of Tea to
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the deced Dept. held the Bason to the deced the deced sayed what
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makes you bring me Tea at this time of Night Dept. sayed you are
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ill & I want you to drink it & held towards the deced the deced
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seemed match at it & put her hand in it & sayed she did not
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want & then forced it away from her by which the Tea was
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spilt the deced appeared to laugh Dept. then left her That
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between eight & nine yesterday Morning a little Girl of the Name
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of Levy came to the house & went up to the Stairs and Dept. hearing
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her Knock at a Door went up & found her knockingat the deceds
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Room Door which as fastened Dept. tried to open it the little
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Girl sayed here is the deceds face here Dept. looked & saw the deceds
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faced Dept. put her hand in & fell the deceds face which was
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quite cold Dept. gave the alarm & soon after some persons
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